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Fictional character biography

Caliban, in his original form, with Kitty Pryde. Art from Uncanny X-Men #169.

He is born an albino mutant with a pale complexion and large yellow eyes. At some point in his life, he is banished from his home by his father, who named him Caliban, after a character from the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... William Hogarths painting The Tempest, depicting Caliban carrying a load of wood Caliban is a fictional character in William Shakespeares The Tempest, a deformed monster who is the slave of Prospero. ... For other uses, see The Tempest (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Growing up, a still young Caliban, who speaks in third person, is discovered by the tracker mutant Callisto and taken under her wing. Learning of his mutant tracking ability, Callisto uses Caliban to locate other disenfranchised mutants and organizes them into the Morlocks, a band of homeless, rejected mutants. The founding Morlocks consist of Caliban, Callisto, Masque, Plague, and Sunder. The Morlocks live in the sewers and abandoned subway tunnels running underneath New York City, and, like Caliban, most of them had grotesque appearances. Callisto is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ... Masque is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Plague is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Sunder is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

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Later, in his first chronological appearance ^[1] Caliban has a misunderstood confrontation with Storm, Dazzler, Sprite (Kitty Pryde), and the original Spider-Woman when he senses their presence in a nightclub. Though the battle ends peacefully, Caliban returns to his home underground. Shortly thereafter, Morlock leader Callisto desires a consort and has the Morlocks abduct Warren Worthington, the Angel and member of the X-Men, to be her husband. This article is about the X-Men character. ... Dazzler (Alison Blaire) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. ... Katherine Kitty Pryde, also commonly known by the codename Shadowcat, is a Marvel Comics mutant superhero and a member of the X-Men. ... Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is a superheroine, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Warren Kenneth Worthington III is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in Marvel Comics. ...

The X-Men arrive in the sewers to rescue their ally, and Shadowcat is infected with a virus by Plague. Caliban takes her to his quarters to care for her. Shadowcat pleads with Caliban to allow her to assist her teammates. Caliban agrees, but only if she will return after the fight and stay with him. Weeks later, Callisto, vengeful after losing a one-on-one battle with X-Men leader Storm, orders the Morlocks to kidnap Shadowcat to force her to marry Caliban, knowing Storm would return. Caliban, however, realized Shadowcat did not truly love him and released her from her promise.

Horseman of Apocalypse

After the Morlock massacre, Caliban joins the group X-Factor. Shortly, their immortal enemy Apocalypse kidnaps the entire team after changing Angel into Archangel. Caliban, intrigued by Apocalypse's transformation of the fallen Angel, asks Apocalypse to do the same to him. Agreeing, Apocalypse promises to give Caliban enough power to gain revenge against the Marauders who killed his Morlock family. Through genetic manipulation, Caliban becomes the Horseman of Apocalpyse known as Death. The Mutant Massacre or the Morlock Massacre was a major Marvel Comics crossover, which took place during the summer of 1986. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain and is one of the prominent foes of the superhero group the X-Men. ... The Marauders are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe and enemies of the X-Men. ... The Horsemen of Apocalypse are a team of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Universe that serve the ancient mutant Apocalypse as his personal strikeforce. ...

When Apocalypse had re-located to the moon in a confrontation with the original X-Factor and the Inhumans, Caliban returns to the Morlock tunnels. There, he locates Sabretooth, a ferocious mutant and member of the Marauders, who is stalking the sewers to find and kill more Morlocks. In combat, Caliban breaks Sabretooth's back and leaves him for dead, not realizing that he has a healing factor. Sabretooth is a Marvel Comics character, an arch-enemy of the X-Men’s Wolverine. ...

As Death, Caliban performs various tasks for his new master, and eventually returns to the Morlock sewers. Under Apocalypse's (actually Mr. Sinister posing as Apocalypse) orders, Caliban kidnaps former X-Factor members (and current X-Men) Cyclops and Jean Grey so Apocalypse can give the pair to the mad telepath Stryfe, who believes the couple to be his parents. This took place during X-Cutioner's Song. Cover to X-men: The End #4. ... Stryfe is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men and related characters, especially Cable and X-Force. ... X-Cutioners Song is crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in twelve parts from the November 1992 to early 1993. ...

X-Force

Eventually, the loner Caliban defeats Apocalypse's control at the cost of his mental faculties. At one point, when Sabretooth is a reluctant X-Men member, the mutant detector kidnaps X-Man Jubilee in exchange for the savage mutant, but he flees when Sabretooth mauls his face. Wondra (Jubilation Lee, formerly known as Jubilee) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. ...

Though mentally unwell, he retains enormous physical power and is befriended by the mutant Cable. Oddly, Caliban's color shifts from white and monstrous to a semi-friendly Ogre-like form that is purple in coloration. Cable invites Caliban to join his team X-Force. Caliban has many adventures with the team, such as confronting Mojo and his forces, and when Apocalypse's enemy Mister Sinister infiltrates the X-Mansion, Apocalypse's mental leash causes him to savagely maul Sinister. He also has several confrontations with Sabretooth during this time. This article is about the Marvel Comics character Nathan Summers, a. ... This article is about the mythological creature. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ... Mojo is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men, primarily Longshot. ... Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

During his time with the team, it is discovered Caliban could play the piano with great skill.

Return to Apocalypse

After some time Apocalypse returns and takes Caliban away from X-Force. This time, Apocalypse makes him his new Horseman Pestilence (coincidentally, the former Pestilence was Caliban's Morlock ally Plague). This time, Apocalypse augments Caliban's physical power even more and gives him the ability to spread telepathic disease as well. This time, Apocalypse's horsemen include Ahab, Deathbird, and Wolverine as well. After Apocalypse is merged with Cyclops, Caliban tracks down the merged being, and is freed from his service shortly before Cable destroys Apocalypse's spirit. Ahab, real name Roderick Campbell, is a fictional character, a cyborg supervillain from the future in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Deathbird (Calsyee Neramani) is a Marvel Comics supervillainess, an adversary of the X-Men. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ...

Released from his servitude to Apocalypse, Caliban once more reverts to his child-like state although he retains the monstrous physique he attained through Apocalypse's machinations. Subsequently, Caliban is captured by an anti-mutant medical research facility called the Watchtower. The Watchtower wishes to use Caliban for their own purposes but he is freed by X-Force. Unfortuantely, Caliban has devolved into a feral mental state where he only grunts and snarls but he manages to help X-Force against a menace called the Skornn. The Skornn is a fictional character created by writer Fabian Nicieza for Marvel Comics. ...

Post M-Day

After M-Day Caliban has turned up at the Xavier institute as a member of the 198. He is seen carrying the 198 banner, created by Erg, during the confronation with O*N*E* over the "tracking chips" and again during Mr. M's exodus from the institute. He later helps the 198 escape with Domino and Shatterstar to one of Nick Fury's secret bases in the Nevada desert. Caliban was able to sense the stockpile of weapons in the base, but they were activated and locked down by Johnny Dee, a mutant who had puppet-like control over a fraction of the team. The original X-Men team went to collect the 198 but were stopped by Bishop's pro-registration team. After a short battle, the two sides teamed up and, thanks to a joint effort by Cyclops and Bishop, were able to free the 198. Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... Erg is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Mister M (Absolon Zebardyn Mercator) is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by David Hine and David Yardin. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... Johnny Dee is a fictional mutant character, in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

Seeking The X-Men

Caliban later aids the Uncanny X-Men team after he is seriously injured by Masque^[2], and crawls his way back to the Xavier Institute. Caliban enters the Morlock Tunnels with Warpath, Storm and Hepzibah and find what Masque was talking about^[3]. Masque is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Hepzibah is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Messiah Complex

Caliban will be seen prominently in the X-Men: Messiah Complex storyline as part of a strikeforce in search of the first newborn mutant since Decimation, along with Wolverine, Wolfsbane, X-23, Warpath and Hepzibah. Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... For information on the experimental aircraft, see X-23 PRIME. X-23 (Laura Kinney also known as Laura X) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Warpath (James Proudstar), previously known as the second Thunderbird, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men. ... Hepzibah is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Powers and abilities

• Ability to psionically sense other mutants and track their movements.

• Superhuman strength (it is presumed he retains some superhuman strength as he was recently shown lifting rubble off of Skids that proved difficult for even Warpath to hoist) affected by his adrenalin.

• The ability to psionically sense, absorb, and turn a person's fears against them.

• As Death, he attained superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, coordination, balance, and endurance, as well as claws and fangs, through Apocalypse's genetic manipulation. He was also mentally conditioned to attack Apocalypse's former ally Mister Sinister on sight.

• As Pestilence, he received the ability to generate a mental plague, a virus that attacks from within on the highest planes of the psyche and breaks down the mental functions of the target.

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Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse, Caliban was a henchman of the bounty hunter Domino, using his powers to track down Nate Grey. In this incarnation he is an egotistical coward who is nonetheless well-learned in literature and a skilled swordsman. He is killed by Toad, a member of the Outcasts. The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... Domino (Neena Thurman) is a Marvel Comics character, best known as a member of the X-Men offshoot X-Force. ... For members of the Marvel Comics superhero team, see X-Men. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Ultimate Caliban

Caliban was introduced to the Ultimate Marvel Universe in Ultimate X-Men #82 as a member of the Ultimate Morlocks. His look is somewhat different, as he is now portrayed with a darker grey color instead of chalk white. He is also a stronger physical combatant and has the ability to change into a hulking monster. Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ...

In other media

Television

Caliban made a number of cameo appearances in the 1990s' X-Men Animated Series, including the episode Slave Island. He also appeared in the final season episode The Fifth Horseman, in which Caliban had been transformed by Fabian Cortez into one of Apocalypse's Hounds (used in a similar role to the Horsemen), until Jubilee made Caliban turn against Cortez and the rest of the Hounds, who sought out a mutant to use as a new host body for Apocalypse's reincarnation. In this episode, Caliban was retconned into a member of the Morlocks, though he had never appeared in the episodes featuring the underground mutant community. X-Men is an American animated series which debuted on October 31, 1992 on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup. ... Fabian Cortez is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. ... Hounds are the name given to several groups of mutant characters from Marvel Comics. ...

Caliban also appeared as a member of the Morlocks in X-Men: Evolution. X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ...

Action figures

Caliban, to date, has received one action figure for a defunct Toy Biz X-Force toy line. This figure was in his Death persona. Toy Biz logo. ...

References

External links

• Uncannyxmen.net character bio on Caliban
• Uncannyxmen.net feature on the 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse
• Caliban at the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki